Improvement in inverting side-hill and horizontal plows



J. W. JORDAN.

Side-Hill Plow.

Patentd Apr 19, 1839.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrce.

JNO. W. JORDAN, OF LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN INVERTING SIDE-HILL AND HORIZONTAL PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1,128, dated April 19, 1839.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. JORDAN, of near Lexington, in the county of Rockbridge and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement on my Invert-ing Hillside and Horizontal Plow patented on the 28th day of October, 1835, which improvement is described as follows, reference being had to the annexed drawings of the same, making part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of the plow; Fig. 2, front of the band; Fig. 3, sections of the landbar, showing the stop fastened ou the side thereof; Fig. 4, front view of the slide; Fig. 5, perspective view of the slide; Fig. 6, one of the forked projections of the mold-board.

This improvement consists, first, in the construction, addition,and arrangement of a slide for setting the bottom of the plow against the under side of the beam as it wears; second, the construction, addition, and arrangement of a band and bolt for securing the mold-board and share to thebeam; third, the construction of the colter and mode ofsecuring it to the two shares; fourth, a stop, K, for preventing the working loose of the laud-bar, fastened on the side of the land-bar and passing between the forked projections of the mold-board fifth, iu dispensing with certain parts of my original plow, which upon experiment are not found to be essential to its success--such as the rod K, tenon M, and key N, and several other parts.

The upper part of the slide A is made hollow to embrace the lower end of the sheth, over which it moves, having an'obloug mortise or slot, B, in one side of this part of the slide for the purpose ofallowiugit to slide over the shank of ascrew-bolt, D, passing through the sheth and secured bya nut, E, on the outside, the head of the bolt being on the outside of the slide and directly under the beam. The lower part of said slide (where the pivot F, projecting from the mold board, passes through it) is made solid, except the perforation to admit said pivot and allow it to turntherein. As

the bottom of each landside wears the slide must be raised so asto bring thelandside snug against the under side of the beam, and then is secured by the nut and screw D E.

The band G is made of an hexagonal shape, or any other shape, according to that of the beam, over which it is slipped, and is made sufficiently large to embrace and hold securely the point of the land-bar. The screwdriver, which is passed through the beam on the side point of the land-bar, holds the polygonal band to its proper place.

The bolt H is constructed with a round eye in its upper end, and is passed through the beam and forked projection M on the moldboard for the purpose of holding the latter firmly to its proper place. The forked projection is a piece of metal having two prongs or sides fastened to the under side of the moldboard near the points thereof, between the prongs of which the bolt H passes after extending through the beam, and assists in holding the land bar firmly to the under side of the beam.

The colter I is made in the shape of a crescent, with a tenou at each end to fit into corresponding inortises in the sides of the land ba s, toward each other in front, and close to the mold-board.

The stop, projection, orjog K, for preventing the land bar frozu working loose, is fastened ou the side of said laud-bar, as shown in cross-section, Fig. 3, and it extends upward through the forked projection of the landside.

The invention claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent consists iii- The method of adjusting the height of the mold-board, 850., by means of the slide, as herein described, in combination with the mode of securing by means of the band and bolts and forks, substantially in the manner described.

JNO. W. JORDAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES COMPTON, WM. W. DAVIS. 

